Railroad-frog.



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RAILROAD FROG. AIYPLOATION FILED NORM. 1909.

Patented Ju1y.5, 1910.

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963,325. Patented July 5, 1910.

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Specication of Letters Patent. Application filed November 24, 1909.

portion 7 and rail 10. On the other side of the casting 13 to that occupied by the flare lock 16 is a fish plate 18 which extends on each side of the union line between the point portion 7 and rail 11 and is arranged within the fishing' space of the rail 11 and in a groove 19 in the casting forming a continuation 4of in the rail 10 and 11, wing rail 8, flare block 16 and sh Patented July 5, 1910. Serial No. 529,698.

To aZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, CHARLEs WV. REIN- OEHL and WILLIAM M. HENDERSON, citizens at Steelton, of Dauphin and tate of Penn- Sylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Railroad-Frogs, of which the following is a speciiication.

The object of our invention is to provide a movable wing-rail railroad frog o f novel,

vision whereby the parts of the froO may bolts 2O extending t rough the castin 13, withstand the Great wear and strain to the Hare block 16 the rail 8 and the sh are subjected ject in view, the invention consists in the ing 13, the rails 8, 10 and 11,

d the fish plate 18. Formed between the point portion 7 and the wing rail 8 is a wheel-flangeway 22,' and the hard metal casting 13 includes a Hoor portion 23 for the langeway 22, a tread portion 24 which forms in effect an extension of the head 25 of the wing rail 8 and a longitudinal rib 26. ie groove 19 in the casting 13 extends from the iish plate 18 some distance in advance and particularly claiin.

In the drawings :-Figure 1 is a of our improved railroad frog. plan view of the two main parts of able wing-rail slightly other. ig. 3 is a vertical section, on line 3`3 of Fig. 1. Fig. l is a vertical section, on line 4`4 of Fig. 1. Fig. 5 is a vertical section, on line 5-5 of Fig. 1. Fig. 6 is a vertical section, on line 6-6 .of Fig. 1.

designates the point portion of the frog, d 9 the laterally-disposed wing-rails, and 10 and 11 the point rails which diverge from the point portion 7, the head of the rail 10 forming in eiiect a continuation of one side wall of the plan view ig. 2 is a the movseparated from each proper position with respect to the point portion 7 of the frog. The hard metal casting 13 and the wing rail 8 are secured together by transverse bolts 29 and 30 extending therethrough, the bolts 29 having heads arranged within the groove 19 in the casting of the point portion 7. and 9 tted. The end 15 of the wing rail 8 is flared outwardly, as shown, and interposed a short groove 17 in the casting 13, the forming a continuation of the in the point rail 10. The flare engaging the rails 8, 10 and 11 in the railroad line beyond the broken portions of the rails shown in the drawings. The tread portion 24 of the casting 13 is provided' with a face 34- arranged parallel to one side wall of the point portion 7 and forming a side wall d maintains the flaring end 15 of the of the flangeway 22, and the tread portion wing rail 8 in spaced relation to the point is bent outwardly and forms a projecting arm 60 which extends into a housing 61 formed on a casting 62 which is secured to the underlying tie plate 31. The outer end oit' the arm 60 is engaged by the inner end of an arm 63 which is adapted to slide within the housing 61 and the outer end of which carries a transverse bar 64. Secured to the transverse bar 64 are parallel rods 65 which project from the bar 64 and into and through cylindrical portions 67 formed on the casting 62. The inner ends of the rods 65 are provided with heads 68 between which and outer end heads 69 formed on the cylindrical portions 67 are springs 7() which encircle the rods 65 and bear against the heads 68 and 69 and force the rods 65, bar 64 and arm 63 inwardly toward the rail 9 thereby forcing the arm 60 and rail 9 toward the point portion 7 and yieldingly maintaining the movable wing rail 9 in the closed position with its wear piece 40 in engagement with the point portion 7 from which the rail 9 may be moved against the action of the springs 70. Suitable brackets limit the movement of the point portion 71 are provided to the wing rail 9 away from 7, the brackets 71 being secured to the underlying tie plates 31 as shown.

In order to prevent the free end of the movable wing rail from tilting upwardly as car wheels pass over the body of the rail, the rail 9 is pro-vided with an arm 72 which extends into an opening in a bracket 73 which is secured to the underlying tie plate 31. The arm 72 is formed by bending a portion of the strap 45 outwardly, as shown; and this arm 72 is adapted to engage the bracket 73 to prevent the tilting of the free end of the rail 9, and the arm 72 is also adapted to move within the opening in the bracket 73 as t-he wing rail 9 is moved toward and from the point portion 7.

To prevent longitudinal displacement or creeping of the movable wing rail 9 we provide the following means :#Bolted to the rail 8 is a bracket 74, and pivoted to the bracket 74 is one end of an arm 75 the other end of which is pivoted to a bracket 76 which is bolted to the movable wing rail 9. This construction permits the lateral movement of the wing rail 9 and effectually prevents longitudinal creeping thereof.

By constructing a frog as herein shown and described, it will be seen that when a car wheel passes over the frog from the rail 8 to the rail 11 the wheel flange will engage the outwardly flaring end or face 47 of the hard metal wear piece 40 and move the wing rail 9 away from the'point portion 7 against the action of the springs 70, and that the wheel flange, continuing its travel toward the rail 11, will pass between the'hard metal point portion 7 and the hard metal wear piece 40 until it escapes the lat- 24 is also provided with a face 35 which is alined with the other side wall of the point portion 7 and forms a continuation of the face 34. From this construction it will be seen that car wheels in cr'ossing the flangeway 22 in either direction will pass from one to the other of the two hard metal tread parts 7 and 24. lThe wing rail 9 is movable upon the tie plates 31 to-ward and from the frog point 7; and this movable wing rail 9 includes in its construction a base 36, a vertical web 37 and a head 38. The end 39 of the wing rail 9 is flared outwardly, as shown, for the purpose of receiving car wheel flanges between it and the point portion 7 and adjacent point rail 11.

lnterposed between the movable wing rail 9 and the point portion 7 is a hard metal wear piece 40 comprising a head 41 and a vertical web 42. The head 41 of the wear piece is fit-ted within a recess 43 formed by cutting away a portion of the inner side o the head 38 of the wing rail 9, the heads 38 and 41 forming in eilect continuations o each other. The web 42 of the wear piece is fitted against the inner face of the web 37 of the wing rail 9 and the ends of the web 42 cxtend beyond the ends of the head 41. The hard metal wear piece 40 is secured to the movable wing rail 9 by suitable bolts 44 extending through the web 42 of the wear piece 4() and the web 37 of the wing rail 9 and also through a reinforcing strap 45 fitted against the outer face of the web the wing rail 9 and secured thereto by the bolts 44. Normally, or when the movable wing rail 9 is in the closed position, as shown, the head 41 of the wear piece 40 rests against the adjacent side of the point portion 7. The wear piece 4.0 extends some distance in advance of the point end of the point portion 7 toward the frog throat 12, and that portion of the head 41 of the wear piece which is engaged with the point portion 7 adjacent the poi t end thereof and extended toward the frog throat 12 forms va tread portion or a continuation of the hard metal point portion 7 to receive car-wheels as they pass from the point portion 7 to the wear piece 40 and the converse. The head 41 of the wear piece 40 has a face 46 which is arranged parallel to and fits against the point portion 7, and extending from the face and flared outwardly with respect thereto are end faces 47 and 48. rlhe face 47 is alined with the side wall of the point portion 7 opposite to the side engaged by the face 46, and the face 48 is alined with the inner side wall of the head of the outwardly flaring end 39 of the wing rail 9.

The movable wing ward the point portion 7 and the head of the wear piece 40 maintained yieldingly in engagement therewith, by the following means z-The strap 45 secured to the rail 9 point portion.

ter, while the springs press the wear piece 40 against the wheel flange. also be seen that when over the frog from the rail 1l t-o the rail 8, the wheel flange will engage the outwardly iaring end or face 48 of the hard metal wear piece 40 and move the wing rail 9 away from the point portion 7 against the action of the springs 70, and that the ing means pressing the wing rail toward the point portion.

In a movable wing rail frog, the coinbination of a supporting base, a point portion, means for securing the point portion to the supporting base, a wing rail movable toward and from the point portion, a hard metal wear piece between the point portion and the wing rail, means for securing said piece to the wing rail, said piece having a face extending substantially parallel to the adjacent side wall of the frog point and end faces iiaring outwardly with respect to the first named face, and yielding means pressing the wing rail toward the point portion.

5. In a movable wing rail frog, the combination of a supporting base; a point portion; means for securing the point portion to the supporting base; a wing rail movable toward and from the point portion and having a base, a vertical web and a head; a hard metal wear piece having a head portion fitted against the inner side of the head of the wing rail and a web portion fitted against the inner face of the web of the wing rail and extending longitudinally thereof beyond said head portion; bolts extending through said web and said web portion and securing` said piece to said movable wing rail; and yielding means pressing the wing rail toward the point portion.

6. In a movable wing rail frog, the comsupporting base; a point pormeans for securing the point portion supporting base; a wing rail movable toward and from the point portion and having a base, a vertical web and a head; a hard metal Wear piece having a web portion fitted to the inner face of the web of the movable wing rail and a head portion extending toward said point section and fitted to the head of the movable wing' rail; bolts having heads arranged beneath said head portion and securing the web of said wear piece to the web of the movable wing rail; and yielding means pressing the wing rail toward the point portion.

In a movable wing rail frog, the comspiings 70 press the wear the wheel iiange.

The movable wing rail 9 rests normally in passing between the point portion 7.

he construction of the hard metal wear piece not only protects the movable wing rail from the Wear of car wheel flanges while the wing' rail is being moved from and returned to and being maintained away from the point portion 7, but it also provides a tread portion fit-ting against and forming in effect a continuation of the point end of the hard inetal point portion 7 to receive cai' wheels in passing over the frog from the rail 9 to the rail l0 and the converse.

Te claim zl. In a movable wing-rail frog, the combination of a supporting base, a hard metal point portion, means for securing the point portion to said base, point rails diverging In a movable wing-rail frog, the combination of a supporting base, a hard met-al point portion, means for securing the point` portion to said base, point rails diverging from the heel end of the point portion, and

secured tlieieto a wing rail movable tobination of a supporting base; a point p or- Waid and from the point portion, a hard tion; means for securing the point portion metal wear piece between the point portion to the supporting base; a wing rail movable and the wing rail, means for securing the wear piece to the wing rail, and yielding' means pressing the wing rail toward the toward and from the point portion and having a base, a vertical web and a head having a portion of the inner side removed forming a recess; a hard metal wear piece having a head portion tted to said recess and a web portion fitted to the web of the wing rail and extending longitudinally thereof beyond said head portion; bolts extending through said web and said web portion and securing said piece to said movable wing rail; and yielding means pressing the wing rail toward the point portion, In a movable wing rail frog, the coinbination of a supporting base; a point por- In a movable wing-rail frog, the combination of a supporting base, a point portion, means for securing the point portion to said base, a wing-rail movable toward and from the point portion, said wing rail having a long straight portion arranged substantially parallel to the adjacent side wall of the point portion, a hard metal wear piece between said straight portion of the Wing rail and said point portion, and'yieldioo tion; means for securing the point portion to the supporting base; a wing rail movable toward and from the point portion and having a base, a vertical web and a head; a hard metal wear piece having a head por tion fitted against the inner side of the head of the wing rail and a web portion fitted against the inner face of the web of the wing rail and extending longitudinally thereof beyond said head portion; a reinforcing strap fitted against the outer face of the wing rail; bolts extending through said web and said web port-ion and said strap and securing them together; and yielding means pressing the wing rail toward the point portion.

9. In a movable wing rail frog, the combination of a supporting base; a fixed wing rail secured to said base; a hard metal point portion provided with a part engaged with the fixed wing rail; means for securing the point portion to the fixed wing rail; point rails diverging from the heel end of the point section and secured thereto; a wing rail movable toward and from the point section; and yielding means pressing the movable wing rail toward the point portion.

l0. In a movable wing rail frog, the combination of a supporting base; a fixed wing rail secured to said base; a hard metal point portion provided with a part engaged with the fixed wing rail; means for securing the point portion to the fixed wing rail; point rails diverging from the heel end of the point section and secured thereto; a wing rail movable toward and from the point section; a hard metal wear piece between the point section and the movable wing rail; means for securing said wear piece to the movable wing rail; and yielding means pressing the movable wing rail toward the point portion.

1l. In a movable wing rail frog, the combination of a supporting base; a fixed wing rail secured to said base and having a base, a vertical web and a head; a hard metal point portion having a rib on one side thereof fitted to the fixed wing rail between the head and base thereof and having a channel in the other side thereof; bolts securing said point portion to the fixed wing rail; said bolts having heads arranged within said channels; a wing rail movable toward an from the point section; and yielding means pressing the movable wing rail toward the point portion.

12. ln a movable wing rail frog, the combination of a supporting base; a fixed wing rail secured to said base and having a base, a vertical web and a head; a hard metal point portion having a rib on one side thereof fitted to the fixed wing rail between the head and base thereof and having a channel in the other side thereof; bolts securing said point portion to the fixed wing rail, said bolts having heads arranged within said channels; a wing rail movable toward and from the point portion and having a base, a vertical web and a head; a hard metal wear piece having a web portion fitted to the inner face of the web of the movable wing rail and a head portion extending toward said point section and fitted to the head of the movable wing rail; bolts having heads arranged beneath said head portion and se curing the web of said wear piece to the web of the movable wing rail; and yielding means pressing the movable wing rail toward the point portion.

In testimony whereof we affix our signatures in presence of two witnesses.

CHARLES W. REINOEHL. "WlLLlAM M. HENDERSON. W'itnesses z VM. HARRISON SMITH, E. M. WARE. 

